USMC 101622: development of Tarawa airfield (WWII)

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101622: development of Tarawa airfield (WWII) Citation information USMC 101622: development of Tarawa airfield (WWII). (AVN-16-34; R-2-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1335 Marine Corps Library Number 0710-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-34; R-2-2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101622 Decade 1940 Date 1940-11 Description General views of Tarawa from the ground and from the air with a focus on improvements to the airfield (showing F4Us and a PV-1 Ventura). Several small grave plots are shown, including the 2nd Division cemetery. Signs describing locations on the island. Marines and local civilians work. Location(s) Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Division 2nd Division Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 325 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public Domain. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 03/26/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:13 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II